Deadly Creatures

Chapter 49

The chilled air in my room leaves a frosty breath on my lips. The whistling wind draws my attention as my eyes try to adjust from their sleepy state. Holy crap it's cold. Why is my window up? I start to stand, but I'm pinned in a blur of motion as a body sweeps over mine and a hand squeezes my throat. I scream out, unable to fully focus my still blurry eyes to see my attacker. No one comes to investigate, and I see the glowing blue eyes of the vampire straddling me, pinning me to the bed. He laughs with a familiar chime, and I shiver from more than the cold now. Elias. No! "Scream all you want to, witch," he taunts. "They can't hear you. They're resting in a deep sleep. You can thank my dreamer for that. They'll die soon, but I wanted to start with you. And damn you smell good. I think I'l